Lightning-rod connector



G. MEYER.

LIGHTNING ROD CONNECTOR.

APPUCATION FILED APR. 1, 1920.

1,873,5 1 9. Patented Apr. 5,- v1921.

PATENT QFFICE.

GEORGE MEYER, OF VANDYNE, WISCONSIN.

LIGHTNING-ROD CONNECTOR.

Application filed. April 1,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Gnonon Meme, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vandync, in the county of Fond du Lac and State of lVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Light hing-Rod Connectors; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de- "pt the L vention, such as will ener skilled in the art to which it apto make and use the same. nvention relates to improvements pertains tng rod connectors.

o ect of the invention is to provide a connector of the above mentioned type which so designed that it will ellectively connet the collector cables, which extend trim the lightning rod, to the horizontal ground or conductor cable which extends across the root of the structure on which the device 1 to be installed.

M a object o1 the invention is to geniprove upon the construction of connectors by providing one which is more fiQCt'lVQ in use, easier to install, of .trength, more durable, and costs to manufacture than other connectors.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a p. rt of the specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a connector constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the same in use.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view or" a connector as it appears preparatory to being placed in use.

Fig. 3 is a view like Fig. 1, showing a different type of conductor or cable associated with my connector.

Figs. 4c and 5 are transverse sectional views taken on the lines +l 1 and 55 respectively of Fig. 1.

In the drawing. wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates portion 01 a lightning rod, which is of tubular formation. It is to be understood, that this rod will be provided with the usual collector point, and the rod will e supported from the structure by a suit- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 370,587.

able brace, these parts not bein shown. Fitted into the pipe 1 and contacting with the aforesaid collector point are cables 2 which may well be termed collector cables. These collector cables extend beyond the lowe end of the pipe 1 in diverging reiations and are connected by means of iector, with the ground cable 3. 11s s well known, this ground cable, which is o s. inetiines known as a conductor cable,

horizontally across the roof of a bui din and down the sides thereof, its free ng embedded in the ground so that urge will be delivered to a pointof the lower end or" he pipe 1.

i .0111 the foregoing, it will be seen that the body member is in the form of gular open frame. Examination drawings will disclose the fact that each or" the sections 5 and 6 are of channel formation in cross-section. With this construction the collector cables 2 may be seated in the side section 6, and effectively connected at their free ends with the ground cable 8 which is seated in the base section 5. To hold the cables in place in the channels, I provide the latter with malleable prongs or tongues S which may be bent over the cables in the manner shown.

While I have shown two collector cables in use, I desire it to be understood that a single cable be used. However, it is my desire to separate the portion of the cable which extends beyond the pipe 1 in the manner shown, so that the current or charge which passes through the cable will be more equally distributed and thus prevent overcharging of any of the cables, which oftentimes occurs with lightning rod structures now in use. It is for the above reason that I form my connector of triangular shape. that my connector a trianot the is made of brass or other withstand rough It to be mentioned here may be stated here that in Fig. 3' I'have disclosed a difierent type of ground cable.

Examination of this figure will disclose the fact that my connector may be as effectively used with this typeof cable, as well as with the type shown in Fig. 1. By making the connector of brass or other like material,

it will bear violent shocks without fracture, to which the ordinary type of connectors are liable.

A careful considerationof the foregoing, description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings will enable persons skilled in the art to which this invention appertains to acquire a thorough 'under standing of the same, therefore, further de scription is deemed unnecessary.

It is torbe understool that the-tormpof' my'invention herein shown and described is to be taken as a preferred form of the same,

and that various minor chan 'es in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted tcwithout departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope o fthe suboined claims.

' vided I claim: e l. A'lightning rod connector comprising a body member, including a base section, from which diverging connected side sections extend, thus 'forming'an open trian-j gular frame, each of said sections being of channel formation 1n cross-section and provided with malleable tongues to be bent over the wires which are placed in them, and a screw-threaded attaching eye at the connecting point of the side sections.

2'. Ina lightning rod connector, the "combinati'on with a ground cable, and tubular lightning rod support having a pair ofccllcctor cables extending from its open end;

of a body member, including a base section,

from which diverging side sections extend,

eachcf said side sections being channelshaped in cross-section, the ground cable being seated the base section and the collector'cables in said side sections, the last named cable being in contact with the ground cable, allot said sections being prowith malleable tongues whlch are bent over the cables, i andan integral attaching 1 eye atthe connecting. point of the sidei'sect ons to which the tubular rod support is detachably connected.

" In testimony whereot'l have hereunto set my hand.

enoeen MEYER 

